Here’s how it works:

FirstGuard contracts with thousands of law enforcement officers nationwide who are currently employed by law enforcement agencies but are interested in working part-time during their off-hours to earn extra income. First Guard’s off-duty police services help these off-duty police officers for hire connect with businesses in the private sector that are interested in having a uniformed or plainclothes police officer help protect their business, special event, political campaign, etc. FirstGuard has arranged 1099 contracts with each officer and helps customers with scheduling, payment, and most importantly, insurance.



There are many advantages to hiring off-duty police officers, including—but certainly not limited to—the simple intimidation or fear felt by criminals when they see an armed, properly trained police officer, in uniform and with full law enforcement authority, at your service.

Call FirstGuard today at 334-717-3106 to determine if you should hire off-duty police officers for your security service needs (contracted through FirstGuard).

So, why are would-be criminals far less likely to pursue a crime by simply seeing uniformed, off-duty law enforcement on your premises?

Police Officers have full law enforcement AUTHORITY, both on-duty and off-duty. Security guards cannot command the same authority because they do not have that authority.

Police officers have arrest power. Every criminal knows that a police officer has full arrest power.

Police officers are armed. Most security guards are not armed and even those who are do not have the weapons training that off-duty police officers maintain.

Police officers USE their training daily. Hiring off-duty police officers provides a security force that has gone through far more training than a group of security guards who sometimes possess NO training. Police officers USE their training and experience, including the use of force, if necessary, on a daily basis to handle incidents that can potentially escalate to the level of crisis or emergency. Put that training, experience, and the ability to use force when necessary to work for you to protect your business’s employees, customers, and assets.

So the question now is, “How do I hire off-duty police officers?”

Call FirstGuard or fill out our short Contact Form to hire a field-tested off-duty police officer who is trained, vetted, and possesses full arrest powers.

Regular security officers have their place. You do not need to hire off-duty police officers to work a guard gate at an apartment complex, for example. But when a true incident—nearly anything involving possible risk to persons—occurs, security guards are instructed to call the police. That is because police are trained and licensed in everything from crowd control to exercising the most appropriate level of force required to handle a threat. Having a law enforcement presence is the way to go in any scenario that may involve risk.



The bottom line is that you should hire off-duty police officers when your situation could benefit from having real law enforcement on the scene. 

Hire an off-duty police officer to guard your employees and property to the fullest extent of the law. Call FirstGuard at 334-717-3106.

FirstGuard can facilitate the hiring of off-duty police officer services for your security needs, including but not limited to



• Medical Facilities, Complexes, and Hospitals
• Malls and Shopping Centers
• Banks and Other Financial Institutions
• Power Plants and Energy Production Facilities
• Residential Patrols
• Conventions​/​Conferences​​/​​Trade Shows
• Retail Stores
• Manufacturing
• Construction Sites
• Petrochemical Plants
• Schools
• Natural / Man-made Disasters
• and much more…

Call FirstGuard at 334-717-3106, and take the worry out of hiring off-duty police officers for your security needs.

About FirstGuard:

FirstGuard LLC is a private law enforcement logistics firm that provides scheduling, payment, billing, and insurance resource services to thousands of sworn law enforcement officers across the United States who are interested in working with your organization under a 1099 contractor relationship through FirstGuard.

contact Andy@FirstGuardOfficers.com